Sao Paulo vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1042	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2664	$2056
🏠 One person rent	$480	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$881	$615
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$1041
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	90
😀 Quality of life	64	73
🏙️ Population	12.4M	13.9M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 51% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5031st and 6886th ($1042 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 104th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 4799th and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Tianjin

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	Sao Paulo	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.49	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.6	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2704	$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1879	$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.5	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.04	$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.4	$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.79	$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$464	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12031	$16123

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$667
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$733
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$650
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$607
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$772
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$633
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$677
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1065
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$587
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$594
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$678
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$637
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$466
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$572
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$643
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$539
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$592
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$621
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$549
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$650
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$506
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$700
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$555
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$569
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$545
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$598
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$525
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$527
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$570
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$587
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$538
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$525
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$600